Real Estate
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Functional tinware makes an elegant additionDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - TOKYO - An elegantly curved wineglass, a slender champagne flute and a standard beer tumbler - imagine these drinking vessels made not of glass, but of tin. Tinware, whi...
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Passive attic venting systems are the most efficientDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. I live in a 100-year-old house in Atlanta - a very hot and humid climate. I am getting ready to re-roof, and each roofer I have gotten a bid from has suggested differ...
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Designers more prominently display TVsDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - No longer something to hide in a bulky piece of furniture, televisions in the modern home have been elevated to a position of near reverence. The TV has transitioned int...
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No room for a Christmas tree? Embrace the unexpectedDec 20, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — How do you make a small space feel like home for the holidays? Can it even be done? When traditional decor is out of the question (in other words, if your a...
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Boards can file assessed valuation challenges for all ownersDec 19, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. I live in a condominium. Many of the owners want to have the county's assessed valuation of our individual units challenged, in order to reduce our individual unit re...
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After loss of a spouse, you have time to change deedDec 19, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. My wife passed away Oct. 24. Do I need to change the deed? Whom do I contact and where do I do this? Are there time restrictions on when this needs to be accomplished...
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Forget the homeownership rate; it is the process that mattersDec 19, 2014 11:00 pm - Because of the widespread belief that homeownership is valuable, the recent decline in the homeownership rate has generated some dismay. The rate, which had peaked at 69...
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U.S. developers tread cautiously on Cuba's property frontierDec 19, 2014 5:09 am - Shortly after the announcement of thawed relations between the U.S. and Cuba, the head of acquisitions at Miami-based Fortune International Realty emailed Chief Executiv...
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To see, yet not to be seenDec 19, 2014 5:00 am - Q. We loved the picture window in the master bath of our new house — that's one reason we bought it. We didn't know it was a problem until after we moved in and realized...
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Woodland, Warren school districts OK tax breaks to lure Akhan to GurneeDec 19, 2014 4:30 am - Gurnee leading effort to lure diamond-film semiconductor company into town